Chance me on Swarthmore ED, MIT, and Harvey Mudd.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Rising Senior, Class of 2011
South Korean male w/ Permanent Residency</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.968
Weighted GPA: my school does not weight</p>

<p>AP/IB classes taken (or will be taking):
IB English HL, IB History HL, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B (Honors Physics + AP test), Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry
I got a 5 on AP Physics</p>

<p>Class rank: my school doesn't rank; probably ~5% out of 450</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning:
- December CR 720 Math 770 W 620 -> 2110
- June CR 710 Math 800 W 630 -> 2140
- will retake on October: I hope to get about 2200-2250.
Super Score 2150</p>

<p>SAT Subject:
- Math Level 2: 800
- Physics: 800</p>

<p>ECs
- Math Club: 4 years, vice president in senior year
- Staff writer of school opinion magazine: 2 years (covering politics, religion, education etc)
- Math Tutoring: 2 years, twice a week
- Band: three years (from sophomore to senior year)
- National Honor Society: 2 years
- Volunteer at local hospital: 200+ hours</p>

<p>Summer Activity
- 2009 Ross Mathematics Program at Ohio State University: an intensive eight-week residental math program (indeed very intensive)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
- AMC School Winner (9th, 10th, 11th grade)
- AMC 12: 90, AIME: 4</p>

<p>Additional Note: I came over from South Korea to U.S. 3 years ago. Because I had much difficulty in understanding (much less speaking) English, I had to take regular classes in 9th grade. Of course, I got used to using English over time & moved up to Honors/IB classes.</p>

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<p>If you sell yourself on your Why Swat? essay then you should have a very solid chance at ED. Fit is really important in swarthmore’s admissions.</p>

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<p>@gc414: I’ll work on that.</p>

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<p>btw, do Swarthmore accept November SAT?
Also I’d like to hear from more people, thank you.</p>

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<p>Definitely interview on-campus at swarthmore if you can. It has a lot to with your personality along with the statistics.</p>

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<p>I’m applying for Discovery Weekend:) so I can schedule for an interview there.</p>